This one is special dedicated to one of my favourite loveraglak Many happy returns of the day, today is your birthday and with it it's the start of Ramzan there. Wish you lots of love and health as well as a blessed month and life ❤️.

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It's the year of 2010 and we can hear two joyful voices, one is male and one is female, both are close Friends, well more than friends they are lovers.

"Laksh leave me I have to reach home, you know what I have applied for the university, Oxford. I'm so excited." She was holding his hand tightly in hers.

"Aww mera Baacha, I know you will get a seat. Do you know that I applied for Harvard, but that's so tough." He was a bit tensed, but she was always there to cheer him.

"Laksh, you are the Baacha, Uff now really you are a topper you will get a seat. It's yours Ragini's prediction." She kisses his cheek and made him smile.

Both reached home, they were neighbours and had their own dreams, but there was always something missing. Their dreams never had each other in it, cause they had different plans.

"Ragini finally you are here." Her mother hugged her tightly.

"Maa what happened?" Ragini asked her, "has my application letter from the university come back, have they accepted me?"

Her mother smiled, "your Laksh got a seat in Harvard, his mother just called me."

Ragini widen her eyes, "what, Really Maa?"

Laksh was at home, "you are kidding mom?" Looked at her with shining eyes.

"No Laksh, I'm telling you the truth. Ragini got a seat at the Oxford University." His mother just confirmed it to him.

"Wow!" Two individuals at two different places were happy for the other one, but at the same time there was something irking them.

He/She will never leave me behind, always follow me. They were thinking of the same thing, both love each other and would do everything for the other one, even if it means to sacrifice their love.

Ragini and Laksh were both thinking of the same. I have to break up with him/her.

Both messaged each other the same night.

•Need to see you as soon as possible!• Ragini

•yes, at 11 pm in the garden• Laksh

Both were nervous and scared, but they had made their mind. They would end their love for the happiness of the other one's dream.

In the night Laksh was waiting for Ragini, they were sharing the garden and a small fence was diving the property.

Ragini came with a heavy heart to him, "Laksh?"

Laksh was lost in his thoughts. Damn I have to break her heart otherwise she won't leave me.

"It's over!" They both said and frowned at the same time unknowingly that they had made up the same plan which had now turned out to be a hurting point of their ego.

"You are what?!" Both said in union totally perplexed and out of the context.

The anger was visible and they both bursted out.

"Laksh you are a hurdle in my life!"

"Ragini you always run behind me!"

"I need space in my life you are taking the air away!" They turned away and went back to their house's into their room. Devastated and broken they left without saying goodbye to each other, following their dreams.

Time isn't stopping neither the life stops, time was passing and so were years passing by. No one knows how fast a decade can pass.

A decade later ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

A big house beautifully decorated, a man nervously waiting for the guest to arrived, but that's not the truth.

He took a deep breath, his eyes were closed till he heard the name, "Sanskaar Bhaiya!"

Sanskaar opens his eyes, with a big smile he looked at his younger brother, "Laksh!" An awkward moment for him. You said you won't come, as you are having a lot of business meetings. Then why you are here. These words were only for his mind and Laksh hugged his brother tightly.

"Surprise," a smile that took millions of heart.

"Lucky mere Bhai you Are here. That is the best surprise you could give me."

"My one and only brother is getting married, how couldn't I not be a part of his most important day?" Laksh said and Sanskaar nodded, "true."

Yes, it was and is true. Sanskaar and Laksh are brother's, it was his duty to come and attend the wedding.

"You know, I could do everything for you." Laksh said and Sanskaar nodded, "yes, I know, but there is a small problem."

Laksh frowns, "what is the problem?" He asked and looked around, "everything seems pretty good."

Sanskaar gulps his fear down, "Yaar, you first said you won't come. Then I talked to my fiancé, Swara. She said let's invite Ragini, cause they are friends. As you..."

Laksh stopped him, "Bhai I'm a big boy, sorry I am a man, I think I can stand over it. Whatever had happened in the past shouldn't effect your day. She is even your friend so all fine, as long as I don't have to spent my time with her." He was looking around for the his seat.

Sanskaar ran from there, he knocked on the door of the bride, "Swara!!! A bomb is going to be blast today."

Swara frowns, "Sanskaar do you want to tell me that you have changed your mind and don't want to marry me anymore?"

Now Sanskaar was confused, "when did I said this? I just said that a bomb is going to be exploded, after 10 years Ragini and Laksh will meet each other again."

There was silence, dreadful one, "are they gonna sit at the same table?"

Laksh found his seat. Oh no the table of the singles, better known as the losers. Uff Yaar I'm the brother of the groom, how could they make me sit here!

The table was getting filled by other's and the seat in front of him was reserved from beginning a jacket was hanging on the lean.

A bracelet gained his attention, it was around a delicates wrist the hand was holding a glass of champagne, she sat on her place, "Hi!" She said and they greeted each other.

Laksh couldn't believe his eyes, "Ragini..." the voice was low, but yet she heard him.

(I always wanted to use the pic 😍🤤)

Ragini, who heard her name was looking surprised, "who?" She said and the man opposite to her moves his head a little bit, the vase was blocking the view.

The man of her dreams be it a beautiful or a nightmare he is always there.

"Laksh...?" She was a bit surprised as she was told he won't make it. He is Sanskaar's brother why wouldn't he come. I'm so stupid that I believed them. Oh no.

They tried to ignore each other and talked to their seat neighbour.

"Hi I'm Tasha," the woman next to him introduced herself. "Hi Tasha nice to meet you, I'm Laksh, brother of the groom."

"What you are Laksh Maheshwari, but why are you sitting here? I mean your family and single?" She questioned him.

Laksh smiles, Uff that smile which took her heart away again and again. Ragini was looking at him with stolen gazes, not to long not to short, but not unnoticed by him. He could feel her gaze.

"Well I'm single that too for a very long time, but you know that just showed me that love is transient. Even close ones don't have much respect to come and show their faces when you have gone through a tragedy. You know a few years back my parents died in a car accident, some of these people I know from my childhood, but they didn't had the lightest respect to come on their funeral to show them the last respect. Never thought of this ignorance."

It hurt her, each of his words were ripping her heart into millions of pieces. How could he think like this, he has no idea what I have been through. Yes, I didn't came to his parents funeral, but there was a reason.

*hem hem* she took her glass and drunk of it. The whole attention was on her now, how she drunk the sprinkling champagne, the lips of her were sticking on the glass, how much he was controlling himself not to look at her or fall for her again.

"Better now?" The seat neighbour asked.
Ragini nodded, "yes, much better. Thank you for your concern."

"I have never seen you before, by the way I'm Karan."

Ragini smiles, "hi, well I do live in England, but I used to be the neighbour of the groom. After I got a seat in Oxford my family decided to move with me, they couldn't leave me alone. I'm very grateful to them or better say to her, my mother."

Karan narrows, "what happened?"

Ragini smiles shortly, "after a few years, when graduated my father left us, he decided to change his life and found a younger woman to start a new family. He divorced my mother, who suffered from a heart-attack. Sometimes your own problems become so big that the problems of others doesn't matter, even if you want to be there for them. But you can't leave a paralysed mother alone, just to attend a function, when you have no money to get her 24/7 care."

Laksh was shocked. They are divorced, wait heart-attack, oh God.

Sanskaar and Swara finally came the ceremony took place and Laksh was asked to held a speech. Unprepared as always he just come with some past stories of their childhood, a few lame jokes and then a small note.

"I don't have a family besides him, I left home 10 years back. When I returned a few years back I had to give my last respect to my parents it was a painful day, I felt alone more than ever, but my brother never let me feel alone. He told me to focus on my career, I did and today I have archived something in my life what was just a dream. He never gave up on me, took care on the family business and let me do, what I wanted to do. Today he married his better half, Swara. His longest only friend, poor brother, but man I love you!" He hold up his glass for a toss and their drunk on their name.

Ragini was far away from them, she was looking at the huge garden, it wasn't the house but a big castle in which the wedding took place. So Mr. Maheshwari you have archived what you have dreamt of. Nice, even I have archived it. I'm a well-known Doctor and independent woman. I don't need anyone to support me.

Laksh was waiting till the first dance of the newly wedded couple was over, "bhai!"

Sanskaar smiles, "thanks Lucky."

Laksh shook his head, "I failed it totally, but I need to talk to you. It's kinda important."

Sanskaar nodded they went into a room, "say what is it?"

Laksh looked at him, "Ragini?"

Sanskaar looked at him, "what is with her? Did you both fought with each other?"

Laksh shook his head, "no, but is it true?" He was hesitating and Sanskaar was waiting, "what?"

Laksh scratches his back head, "her parents?"

Sanskaar nodded, "yes, she called me. Asked for sorry that she couldn't attend the funeral and explained me."

"Why didn't you told me that?"

Sanskaar shrugs, "maybe because I thought you might know. You shifted from America to England."

"I'm in Birmingham and she in Oxford."

"Ahh." Sanskaar made a face, "she is in London now."

Laksh was controlling his anger, "what the hell is wrong with you?" He was coming closer and Sanskaar was walking backwards, "Yaar, I made a mistake. Look I just got married do you want to make your sister-in-law a widow and the unborn child a half orphan?"

Laksh stopped with a shocked face, "unborn what? You are becoming a father?!"

Sanskaar nodded, "and you an uncle!" Both hugged each other and came back.

Ragini was dancing with Karan, while Laksh was glaring at them filled with jealousy.

Ragini was smiling. Oh Laksh feeling jealous I know you are, cause you always do, when I dance or flirt with anyone else near you. You attention seeker. After all I'm running behind him, never will I do that

Laksh made a fist. I know she is doing it just to make me jealous, but I won't fall for her cheap tricks, huh. She can do whatever she want to do, after all I'm a hurdle.

The day ended and Laksh left in the same night, his business meeting got postponed again even Ragini left both were at the airport, same plane but different seats. Destiny was giving them a chance but they didn't took it.

A few months later ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

Ragini was in the hospital, she was doing her regular job and making the round to check on the patients.

Laksh was sitting in a cafe while working on his laptop. He was checking on his emails, when he received one of his brother.

He opened the mail and got a photo to see, with the tag, "meet your new Nephew, Veer!"

Laksh was beyond happiness, he wrote back and congrats them to the birth, he will come soon to meet them.

A WhatsApp message popped up

•Not alone, we have a blind date for you, please?!•

Laksh didn't liked the idea, but he was single for years and even he wanted to settle down.
•Fine, where and when? What do I have to wear? How will I recognise her?•

So many questions, "Look Swara, he agreed to a blind date."

Swara smiles, "fine, now let me do the rest."

Ragini was happy about her mother's health, "Maa how you feel now?"

The healthcare service was looking at her, "Ma'am I will stay tomorrow night."

"Thank you," the nurse left and Ragini looked at her mother, "say how you feel?"

"I'm good. Where are you going?" Her mother asked.

"Maa I don't want to go, but my friend asked me for a blind date, I agreed." Ragini said.

Her mother smiled, "yes, that is a good idea. You should go and enjoy the time."

Ragini didn't liked it, she was scared that the person will reject her or to accept her mother, she can't leave her alone and wouldn't do it for anyone.

"Maa you know, I won't leave you." She kissed her cheek and went to her room, she slept a peaceful night.

Laksh was getting ready, he wore a simple black shirt and coat to match it, while Ragini decided to wear a Black dress with a bare back.

As they were and met their blind dates individually.

It was one of the finest restaurants in London, Ting Restaurant and Lounge.

"Good evening Ma'am, are you with company?"

Ragini smiles, "actually yes, I have a date, my name is Ragini Gadodia."

The manager checked and nodded, " your date is waiting, please follow me."

Ragini felt a bit nervous. He is here and waiting oh God so punctual I don't like this.

"Ma'am your table," he took the chair and helped her to sit, "thank you."

He turned and she looked at him, both were silent and then the waiter come, "Good evening May I give you the menu card? Would you like to order a drink first?"

Both looked at him, "wine," they said, "red." They completed it.

The waiter left the menu cards and returned with a red wine bottle, he pure it and left.

Ragini was nipping on it, while her lips were moving inside her mouth, she was bitting on her lower lip like in the past, Laksh stopped her, he hated it cause he loved to kiss them not to suck the blood of them.

"Stop, now." He warned her and she stopped, they ordered their food in silence the date was moving forward both didn't said much, she gave her late condolence to his parents lost, he showed his sympathy toward her mother's health and hate toward her father's deeds.

"Did you ever loved someone else?" This questions came from both, the waiter come with the bill, the date was over and they didn't shared a real moment of conversation.

Laksh paid the bill and Ragini waited for him, both left the restaurant together.

"What are you doing here?" She asked, "you live in Birmingham not in London."

Laksh looked up into the clear sky, "isn't it rare," he points up, "the sky is so clear."

Ragini agreed, "yes, but you didn't answered my question."

He took a deep breath, "I can live wherever I want. I can work from any place on this earth. You know I have an Internet business."

Ragini shrugs, "maybe, I don't know." She called for a taxi, but Laksh refused it.

"Ragini let me drop you, it's late. I will feel better when I will know you are safe."

Ragini nods, "fine, but I will sit at passengers seat."

Laksh smiles, "as if I would let you sit at the backseat. I'm not your driver."

Ragini shows him her tongue, "but I can make you to mine."

"Yes, I guess so. Even in the past you could make me to your driver."

Ragini smiles victoriously, "yes, good old times."

Laksh opens the car door, Ragini's side opens automatically and she sat inside the car, Laksh asked for her address. He soon typed it into the navigation system and drove the route.

A song was playing, both were listening to it.

🎼 My heart melts into the ground, found something true
And everyone's looking round, thinking I'm going crazy
But I don't care what they say
I'm in love with you🎼

They reached her placed, it was a big building Laksh was shocked, "I thought you have a house."

"In London City? Laksh are you mad. I'm a doctor not a rich woman, neither you can find a house near the City only outside it." She was about to close the door, "thanks bye." She left and he was looking at her fading shape.

Laksh shook his head. No, not again!

He stepped out of the car and run behind her, "Ragini!" He calls her name and she stopped.

Ragini turned, "what?" She shrugged looking at him, "why are you running behind me?"

"Because I always do it, you never run behind me!"

Ragini saw his eyes clear in the moonlight, "you were never a hurdle. I was it, see even now I'm a hurdle. I can't let you live your life."

Laksh shook his head, "I thought to breakup with you cause of your dream, if I would be with you then you would never have archived it."

Ragini was left open mouth, "I thought the same. Maa came to me, she told me about your confirmation letter. Instead of being happy for me, she was for you."

Laksh shook his head, "same, Maa did the same." He pulls her close, "I'm sorry."

Ragini nodded, "I'm sorry too." A blissful moment.

It was the next morning Ragini was under the shower, while her mother was coughing. The nurse left in the morning as Ragini had a day off.

*Cough Cough!*

A rough hand was placed behind her head, Laksh smiles looking at her mother's face, "Maa water." He made her drink and Ragini comes out in a towel. She was looking at him. He hasn't changed, still the caring man he used to be.

"Laksh you here?"

Laksh nodded, "yes, I'm, ups sorry I was the blind date."

Her mother looked at Ragini, "beta you should take the opportunity. When it's knocking on your door."

"You are right," Laksh said, he turned and took Ragini's hand, "I think we both did many mistakes let us do one right thing, will you marry me?"

Ragini was blinking with her eyes, her gaze shifted to her mother, who was talking with her eyes <say yes, how long will you wait for him?>

Ragini's eyes were teary, "yes, I would love to marry you."

Both were silly in the past thinking of sacrificing their love to live a loveless life, but now they have each other back again.

"I can work from everywhere like I said and will be able to look after your mother, no tension. As me and Maa will have a lot of time and fun to gossip about."

Ragini shook her head, "Laksh?!" She playfully hits him and a few weeks later they got married, they didn't visit SwaSan, because they came to attend the wedding with their child.

"Are you happy Laksh?"

"Very, and you know what?"

Sanskaar was shook his head, "no, what?"

"I'm continuing the new tradition of this family."

Sanskaar was confused and blinked with his eyes, "means?"

"Bhai she is pregnant...!"

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Many moons later gosh so many hours in pain just to hold a new life in their hands.

Ragini was feeding the newborn baby, "Laksh?"

Laksh was staring at them, he couldn't take his eyes off.

"Laksh?" Her call was soft and lovely, he nodded, "yes."

"You know, he won't bite you. You can hold your son."

"Ragini, I know he won't bite me, but what if I do a mistake and hurt him?"

Ragini shook her head, "never, cause you are Raksh Papa, you are there to protect him not to hurt him."

Laksh sat next to her, slowly he placed the one hand under the Raksh neck and with the other hand he hold him carefully.

"Aww mera BAACHA!"

"No! It's not your child, it's our Baacha."

Laksh kissed her nose, "right our!"

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Happy End

The original story was written months ago incomplete with 2k words I saved it totally out of context so created a new story

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